The Top 10 Misconceptions About Illegal Drugs

"Crack is whack."

The study of illegal drugs is somewhat limited because the substances are, um, illegal. Without being able to analyze them in a thorough way, it has led to a lot of misinformation getting spread around.

In the latest video of the misconceptions series, Mental Floss host Elliott Morgan has presented the top 10 myths surrounding illegal drugs:

LSD gets metabolized in the body like most other substances within hours. Some people who use drugs can have some lingering effects due to hallucinogen persisting perception disorder, but it's not because the substance is being stored in the spinal fluid.

Misconception 5. "Children who had prenatal exposure to crack will have long term health problems."

While it's obviously not great for a pregnant mother to expose her unborn child to crack, growing up in poverty is overall more detrimental than being born a "crack baby," due to things like subpar medical and dental treatment.

Misconception 8. "George Washington got high."

While our first president did grow cannabis, it was used for industrial hemp. The level of THC in the plants Washington grew were so low, he wouldn't have been able to get high from it if he wanted to.